Bontebok, Netherlands

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Bontebok
Village
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Local farm and house
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Location in the Heerenveen municipality
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Bontebok
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 52°57′47″N6°1′32″E / 52.96306°N 6.02556°E / 52.96306; 6.02556
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Heerenveen flag.svg Heerenveen
Population
 (2017)
  Total400
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8415
Telephone area0513

Bontebok is a small village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 400 in 2017. [1]

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